Clean up highway rights of way and city cooperation urged
Letter to the editor calls on the Highway Department to maintain its portion of the bypass and for cooperation with the City of Aiken to keep the All-American City clean. It criticizes roadside weeds on state property and questions nuisance ordinance reach. Readers discuss local issues and public services with a note on reporting child abuse and a call to participate via TalkBack.
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Aiken
Firefighters press bid to reinstate Ridge Spring chief
Ridge Spring firefighters urge Mayor Jimmy Gillian to recuse from fire decisions to help bring back retired chief Robert Steadman after 17 years as chief and two decades as a volunteer. Amid debate the council and department settle fiscal controls and staffing steps to improve funds and operations.
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Ridge Spring
Robert Steadman
Jimmy Gillian
Steadman
Chris
Sphradley
Gillian
Christina
Marion Frye
R.saluda
Three injured in two car collision near I-20 intersection
A Warrenville man driving a Dodge Neon rear‑ended a Jeep Wrangler on U S 25 near I‑20, sending the Jeep onto its side. He suffered head wounds and faces charges after investigators found marijuana in the Neon. Both vehicles sustained major damage. two Jeep occupants were hospitalized.
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Bill Bengtson
North Augusta
Belvedere
U.S. Highway 25
Andies Dodge H
Kevin Blackwell
Heritage center eyed for Savannah River Site tech legacy
A historic preservation agreement among DOE SRS, NNSA, South Carolina historic office and preservation council aims to safeguard Cold War era structures and artifacts. Local leaders expect heritage tourism to rise as planning for a visitor center proceeds with public input at the Aiken County Historical Museum.
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Department of Energy
Savannah River
Doe-Srs
Jeff Allison
Augusta
Bob Young
SRS Citizens Advisory Board
DOE
Joseph
Aiken County
SRS
National Nuclear Security Administration
South Carolina State Historic Preservation Office
Advisory Council On Historic Preservation
Dennis Godbee
CNTA
Bill Lawrence
Aiken County Historical Museum
Thelma J Robinson Heads to Hollywood for Gospel Release
Local musician Thelma J. Robinson travels to Hollywood this weekend to perform her gospel track Lord We Worship You from the second CD Heal the Land. The outing highlights a rising artist in regional gospel music.
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Thelma J. Robinson
Hollywood
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ATC approves 8.6 percent tuition hike for fall semester
Aiken Technical College will raise tuition by 8.6 percent from 1250 to 1358 per semester with lottery grants boosting aid to 924. The net cost for full time in-county students rises to 494, while college leaders expect easing funding pressures as the economy improves and emphasize value and access.
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Aiken Technical College
ATC
Susan Graham
Graham
Aiken
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